Monthly Archives: December 2010
Johnny Winter And
If a 22-minute slow blues strikes you as self-indulgent (which there’s no denying it is 90 percent of the time), you have to transport...
Ruth Moody
Founding member of the The Wailin’ Jennys, here, Ruth Moody asserts her musical individuality. Using a cast of 27 musicians, she embraces a breadth...
Peter Parcek 3
The first wide release from Connecticut-born bluesman Peter Parcek appeal to fans of Savoy Brown and/or Peter Green. He should also draw an audience...
Roky Erickson
As front man of the 13th Floor Elevators, Erickson was one of the architects of ’60s psychedelic rock. The 63-year-old Texan’s battles with mental...
Nora Jane Struthers
Nora Jane Struthers knows how to twist a murder ballad. On the opening cut on her debut album she whisks us to the banks...
Garaj Mahal
One of the best fusion bands around today, Garaj Mahal is rife with virtuoso players who care only about a loose, funky groove.
Here, the...
Jackson Browne & David Lindley
In his 40-year recording career, Jackson Browne has used a battalion of guitar greats, from Clarence White to Mark Goldenberg. But from ’71 to...
David Reinhardt, Levis Adel-Reinhardt & various artists
In honor of the centenary of Django Reinhardt’s 1910 birth, the tribute albums are being released as quickly as Django ever played a two-fingered...
Spirit of Django
This Brit’s career has been nothing if not varied. He has backed vocalists from Teresa Brewer to Alison Burns (as the latter’s sole accompaniment...
Peter Frampton
To some, Peter Frampton will always be the good-looking ’70s guitar guy with the live double-album. To others he is a dynamic guitarist, full...